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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-31
AMONG THE TRAINS.

Busy Scenes at the Temporary Depot
Goods for sun River and Choteau.
The temporary depot of the Manitoba
md Montana Central railroads is now
well equipped for business 1t is about
140 feet long and 80 feet wide. The
freight house is large and we'll protected
from rain or snow. Here are gathered
goods for Sun River, Fort Shaw, Choteau,
Piegan, Fort Maginnis and other places.
Indicating that Great Falls has already
become, as a matter Of course, the dis
tributing place for a large area Of coun-
try. Merchants Or traders in the places
named find that this is just the place
whence they can procure most readily
the goods which have been sent them
over the Montana Central Of Manitoba
lines. The freight cars come up to the
door Of this depot, $ Q that there is no
great labor in unloading.
Adjoining the freight house is the gen
eral waiting-room and ticket Office. where
travellers may procure from agent Kelly
tickets to any place which is on a rail
road line. Provided with the proper
string Of coupons the traveller ma soon
bask in the halmy air Of Florida, gaze
upon the snow-croWned mountains OF
Mexico or take part in the gayeties of the
winter season at Chicago o. New York.
Mr.. Kelly and his staff are provided
with a large office for general business.
It is furnished with a strong safe, a mas
sive letter press and a stove which stands
on brick and is thus safer than ii it rested
on sheet iron or the timber Hoor-a prac-
teal hint for the public at large. There
is here also a fine Winchester rifle for the
service of the express messenger on the
assumption, possibly, that if he needs it
at all he will need it very badly. Fortu-
nately, unlike the Texan border, raids on
freight or passenger trains are unknown
in Montana. Next the agents office is
the ladies waiting-room, which is spacious
and comfortable.
Superintendent Shields, who has his
division in a high state of efficiency, has
just returned from a trip eastward. I'M
provements will go on under his supervi-
sion until the Great Falls depot, bridge
and railroad yard are the most extensive
west of Saint Paul.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-31
Our Mail

Common sense, which in the end over
comes routine and mail contracts, is
asserting itself in favor of Great Falls
The Helena mails are now received and
forwarded all the way by railroad. The
letter msiled here by 8 o'clock in the
morning, arrives in Helena at 4 in the
afternoon, and is soon delivered. Replies
mailed next morning are received here
soon after 4 P. NJ. so that answer and
reply make the trip with much more GER
tainty and dispatch than has been u
temary over the telegraph lines in stormy
weather.
The change will also benefit Sun River,
Fort Shaw, Choteau, Dupuyer, Piegan,
Augusta and PLACES in these directions,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-31

Mr.. Ming had been sick for some time
and little hope Of his recovery was enter
tanned for over a fortnight. He was. in
the fullest sense an "old timer" and was
widely known throughout the territory.
Early in life he engaged in the cattle bust
ness and prospered SO well that in time
he became interested in large herds in
the Yellowstone valley. Mr.. Ming inves-
ted part Of his large wealth in the obera
house at Helena which enjoyed consider
able prosperity under the management Of
John Mcguire, with whom, however, he
quarreled subsequently,. Mr.. Ming built
in Helena a fine residence which for d
long time excelled any other in the terri
tory. He made Helena his home and did
his utmost to promote the prosperity of
that city. He was a good authority on
cattle and displayed throughout his active
life much business capacity.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-31
DEATH OF JOHN II. MING.
An Enterprising Old Timers Career is
Closed.

HELENA, December Ell. II. Ming
died at five o'clock this morning.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
How to Work Butter.

But when one writes about working
butter down ''hard, fine and waXy,'
the height of absurdity has been reached.
The quality of butter can be in no way
improved by working. its quality hav-
ing been determined before it reaches
that step in the process of making.
Thorough working of butter has but
one effect, viz, that of breaking its
grain and making it salvy, 1t is safe
to say hat no one discovery has been
of greater benefit to buttcr-makcrs than
that of producing butter of granular
form. 1t is the only correct way, for
if butter is allowed to gather in tho
churn. the butter-milk is locked in, and
in attempting to work it out the butter
is always more or less injured in grain.
That any harm can come from rinsing
butter while in the granular form with
pure water or with brine, is more than
| can understand. The best butter-
makers have practicod it for years, and
with satisfactory results.-F. ". Nose
ley, IN Country Gentleman.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
THE BUSY BEE.
How 1t Is Courted and HUNDRED by the
Most Fragrant of Flowers.

In these days of popular science it is
hardly necessary to make more than
passing reference to the part which the
bee plays in nature. In the vegetable
world it is a vital necessity that the
fertilizing pollen from the stamens of
certain flowers should be carried to the
pistils of other flowers. and the mission
of the bee is to unconsciouSly carry the
precious dust from blossom to blossom
in her search after the tempting drop
of nectar with which the shy tlowerets
reward the winged bearer of their love
messages. A wonderful and faScinat-
ing chapter in natural history is that
which treats of the rel ations existing
between flowers and insects. Flowers
may be divided into two classes, those
fortified through the action of the
wind, and those in which fertilization
is effected through the intervention of
insects or a like agency.
Darwin and others have shown what
interesting s%trategems flowers of the
latter class resort to in order to secure
the services of insects in this respect.
Every little foible and weakness of the
winged visitor is pandered to. WHAT'S
commonly called a flower is. indeed.
nothing more than a skillfully devised
trap to attract the attention of insects,
and thus insure their services toward
fertilization. Our little friend the bee
is aesthetic in her tastes; and, behold!
the varieties of flowers vie with each
to beguile her attention in the display
of the most artistic blending of colors
and beauty of design. She likes sweet
scents, and the laboratory of nature is
called upon to distill the choicest per-
fumes to honor her. But these are but
an advertisement for the nectar which
it is the principal object of the bee to
obtain, and when she has alighted in
search of it, it is only to find
that the flowers have, in many
cases, devised the most ex-
quisite little mechanical arrangement
whereby she is unconsciously CON-
PEELED to effect the object toward the
fulfllment of which they have INDUCED
in such u lavish expenditure of beauty
and sweetness. IT is all effected in the
simplest manner through the great law !
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
CUT-GLASS WARE.
WORKS OF Art That Are Rapidly Taking
the Place of Silver Goods,

the Place of Silver Goods.
Cnt-glass is pretty nearly worth its
weight i in gold. Why? Because of the
great amount of labor expended in its
production, and the artistic effects that
can be attained in its manipulation.
Cut-glass is rapidly taking the place of
silver in tableware. The spoon-hold-
ers, celery, butter and fruit-dishes, and,
indeed, other objects in cut-glass, have
superseded the furnishing metals. 1t is
well for the richly spread table that this
is so, for fine cut-glass is the nearest
approach to the real jewels that can be
obtained, and their priSmatic reflections
and beautiful crystal shapes add greatly
to the decorative effect of u table.
Styles in cut-gla>s have not materially
changed for forty years. until very re-
Gently. The Russian cutting, which
has always been the standard, has
slowly given way to new forms and de-
signs, as much on account Of the cheap
pressed limitations as on account Of a de-
sire to present new and taking pat
terms. The latest design in gla>s-cut-
ting is styled ''Victoria." The lines
in this glass are deeper and sharper
and the facets more brilliant than any
thing yet produced. The old straw
berry diamond pattern. with its cross
Matching and timid cutting, was good
enough for the demands Of Il dozen
years or mere ago, but the American
art awakening has brought native
talent to the front, and we are really
displacing all foreign wares in cut
glass. 1t is interesting to look over the
many varieties of cut-glass wares, grad
ing from the tiny salts up to the Won
derfully executed punch-bowl. Every
object has its web of ~tracery and exact
ness of finish. and a line that is thrown
off a hundredth part of an inch will
easily destroy the value of any piece.
In all of the intermediate grades there
are some excellent specimens of stem
ware, delicate and yet firmly made,
elegant salad-forks with cut-glass ham
dies, crystal hnife-rcsts and numerous
other beautiful and useful designs.
1t is not probable that colored cut-glass
objects for table use will ever become
popular. The tints detract from the
substantial qualities Of the glass. much
the same as black enamel does on jewel
settings. Vases and other ornaments
may be made Of stained glass, and be
cut and etched with pleasing results.
Globes Of unique patterns for gas-jctS.
candelabras, pendants, ink-stands, per-
fume-bottlcS. and, indeed. many varie-
ties Of ornaments in cut-glaSS. have of
late been placed on the market, and
have readily found patrons who prefer
the genuine cutting ut a much greater
cost, to the pressed limitations, which
are clever enough in their way, but
after all are only very evident imita-
tons. The chief attraction Of cut-@laSs
is found, first, in the purity of the glass,
and secondly, in the cyactness, rcgll-
larity and consecutive order displayed
in the combinations of patterns and
finish. San Francisco .ArgonaWt,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
A SUIT OF
How a Good-Saturcd Man Was Nearly
Tortured Into Insanity.

I recently bought Il suit of clothes.
Whether they are paid for or not does
not concern the reader.
As | put them on | had strange fore.
bodin@, Of evil knew not why. But
finally the different garments were dis
trihuted over my manly form. and lfelt
as all men feel when they have a new
suit on. 1t is Il most uncomfortable
feeling, as you Ill know.
You are always afraid that a seam
will rip, Oh Il button fly oft, or some
other catastrophe happen to make YOU
wish that mankind had followed the cy-
ample set by Adams and been content
ed with an apron Of tig leaves.
| undertook to >auuter down tho
street, but | had hardly gone 4 block
before Il friend rushed upwith anidiotic
grin and yelled, so that everybody for
half u mile could hear him:
"Aha! New suit, eh? Putting on
style. aint you? Why don't you get the
creases pressed out of the pants. so
that everybody wont know they're
hand-me-downs?'
Then he rushed off with the same
dizzy smile. and walked on, righteous
ly indignant.
In a short time met a lady friend
and engaged in conversation with her,
during which another friend came
up. grabbed me by the arm, swung me
around twice, surveyed me from the
ground upward, and exclaimed:
How much did You give for the suit?
Ten dollars? Got scoopcd.'
Then he left, with a grin similar to
that worn by the other demon. The la
dy gig@lcd and left me. and | tric! to
giggle myself, but it was i painful job,
and | felt more like going to some rcli-
able dealer in arsenic and taking a
large dose regardless Of expense.
But my suTrow- were not over vet.
| went into a drug store, and there I
was introduced to II of the pretticst
girls | ever met. by her escort. Il Young
man whom | had known for a long
time.
As soon as the ceremony Of introduce
ton was over, the Young man cried:
''Why, Tom. did You buy that suit
at an auction or a secondhand store9
The pants look just as though
they were made to fit 4 pair If
- ,,,,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
His Wife Powdered.

A few evenings ago a fine-lookins'
w~ell-dressed negro, MS black as black
can be, entered a drug store and in
ouired semi-confidentially Of the clerk
"Do you keep lampblack"
~ can give yon some,' was the 70
ply; show much do you wantp"
..Well, you see, sah-ah--is it very
nicep would like q little sab, in q
pretty box-like those" pointing at
boxes containing toilet articles in the
showcases. -.
..Well," said the clerk, obviously, q"
dunno; what do you want 1t forp'
..For de toilet, sab; for my wife-sha
powdahs, sah!'--Bu6alo Express.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
HER ANSWER.

NV right at q dinner sat Mollie,
n" nv left there was little May Belle,
In il always so sparkling and jolly,
ND who likes me, l fancy, quite well.
ke former somehow spoke Of ages;
E.vow. what would you take me to be"
sled. She replied: "Of life's pages
suppose you have turned twenty-three."
Ks Belle. on my left, was distracted,
Lnd did not our words overhear,
4 knew she the answer expected
4, whispered quite low in her ear:
Ind what would you take me for, Mary"
knd then this small maiden perverse,
bm out of abstraction, quite wary,
RESPONDED: For better or worse"
samuel Williams Cooper, in Life.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15
A Cure for Arrogance.

Il tell you, Darringer, | won't put up
with his arrogance"
''Bcar with him a little longer, Brom-
ley. He'll not be so arrogant after .
while"
ooh, he won't ehP Is he going to join
churchw
NO; he vas married last night
philadelphia CALI
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15

In Calvert County. Maryland re
Gently a horse while hitched to a hearse
took sick and died, and the people have
not got through talking about it yet
Baltimore american.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Prohibition Sneaker Assaulted.

New YORK. Sept IA special to the
World from Sutton's Bay, Mich, says:
When it was known in town Tuesday night
that William A. Taylor, the Prohibition
state organizer, would speak in the school
house on prohibition, H. and J. Douster and
other saloon sympathi1ers announced their
determination to prevent the meeting if
possible. This they were unable to do, but
during the lecture they paraded the streets
with guns and tin pans, aud then ga hered
around the hall as the meeting broke up to
attack tie speaker. Taylor left the hall il,
company with John Celhan and others.
The attack began soon the party
reached the front steps and was fierce and
bloody. Cadham received the first blow and
was knocked down and kicked, while the
two Dousters, not recognizing Taylor, their
special object of attack, cut and slashed at a
man named Cozart instead His life is
despaired of. Taylor under cover Of the
darkness success in getting away unharmed.
Several roughs chased him crying, Kill
him. No arrests have been made.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
The Lee monument cornerstone.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept Ex-Governor Lea
has received letter from Jefferson Davis
in response to one from the governor Of re-
cent date inviting Mr.. Davis to be present
at the laying Of the cornerstone of the R. E.
Lee monument on October q. Mr. Davis
says: at has been my hope and expecta-
ton to be present, if possible, whenever the
cornerstone should be laid of the monument
in commemoration of my friend and COM
patriot, Robert E. Lee.n Continuing, Mr..
Davis says if his health permits ne is pledged
TO attend g reunion of ex-Confederate SOL
diers who are to gather from all portions of
the south at Macon, Ga, on October %
The presence OF Confederate soldiers being
the prominent features OF both these occa-
sions should not, he adds, ''be diminished by
division, as must necessarily be the case un-
less your suggestion be practicable to change
the date Of one or the other so that it may
be possible for the soldiers to attend both. "
Arrangements have been projected for
making the laying of the cornerstone OF the
Lea monument an interesting event.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Strike Prevented by a Compromise.

CHICAGO, Sept. % The West Division
Conductors and Drivers Benevolent associa-
ton at its meeting early this morning ac-
cepted a compromise offered by President
Jones' The company's agreement with the
employees provides that no run shall call for
less than ten hours work, and that if the
cars are run in the msn will be paid for the
time specified on time tables, and that the
pay for conductors and drivers will be
twenty -one cents per hour, commencing
October l. 1887. The main question at
issue was the question of hours, and the
compromise was really accepted by the
men, Cars are running as usual this morn
ing, much to the satisfa ction of the west
sders
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
MONTGOMERY.
Capital City Chit chat.

Montgomery, Ala. Sept. 21.
A brilliant wedding is III the
breeze.
A 81 aking rain, long sighedfor, fell
on tie 10Th.
This is sioplJ superb weather for
harvesting.
DR.. Dorsette 10 convalescent 1T er
sever raj days Of severe illness.
Since tLs rain on the night of the
10th the weatl er has grown much
cooler.
The members Of the Congregation
al ch .rch gave most delightful gar
den party Oh the evening oi the
Goth.
Tie IL ge basin of tue fountain in
Fountain Square is graced by some
pretty white swans.
President Cleveland is expected to
be with rs during cur Fair 4 great
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
The Interstate Commission.

CHICAGO, Sept, 2S-The interstate com
merce commission held another session in
this city yesterday and considered the
charges against the Central Vermont Rail-
road company It appeared that the Boston
& Albany Railway company and the YER
mont State grange complainei Of the Cen
trail Vermont company for charging a less
rate. in similar service, for long than for
a short haul over its lines between Boston
and Detroit Milwaukee and Chicsgo. The
commission decided that the rates were ille-
gal and ordered the company to cease charg-
inr more for the short than for the long
hauls. The commission adjourned to meet
in Washington,
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
MANY MINERS STILL IDLE.
THE GENERAL SITUATION OF AT
FAIRS Nv TIE lEtiiGH REGION.

Over Tw snty Two THOUSAND Miners Still
Out IN That Region AIone-TakIng
Their Tools From the sIines-Prospects
of n Long and Obstinate Fight.
WILKEsBAREE, Pa, Sept. 23.-There is
every prospect that the strike Of the coal
miners in the Lehigh region will be an OBJ
s,inate and protracted one. The outlook on
the miners side of the trouble is for long
continuance of the suspension. They are
taking their tools from the mines as fast a.
they are allowed to enter and get them. The
Hungarians in tie Panther Creek valley
have made application to the railroad COM
pany for two freight cars to Load their tools
SO that they might leave the region alto
gether.
Meetings Of the Knights of Labor have
been held throughout the region, and cir
cular has been drawn up and sent to the
miners of the Wyoming and Lackawanna
valleys, asking for assistance. On the side
of the operators there Is said ts be some
signs of weakening Several of the smaller
companies have asked their men not to
leave the region at present and one or two in
dividual operators who cannot stand the loss
incurred by their collieries standing idle are
said to be ready to give the advance, but are
restrained by the others.
The following companies and operators
signi6ed by written communication their
desire to resume work at their collieries
under the same agreement as the Phila-
deiphia & Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany: Union Coal company, Mt Carmel
Bellmore colliery, Garfield Coal company,
Enterprise colliery and Jesse May & Co.,
Shamokin Crystal colliery, John R. Davis
and Ellsworth coliery, New Castle. These
are all in the Schuylkill region. Asye not
word has been spoken Of resumption in
the Lehigh region, where 22,0DO men are
still ont
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Struck Against Nom Union Men.

New YoRz, Sept % About two hun
dred men employed on the forty buildings
on the Seventy third, Seventy fifth ana
Seventy sixth streets, Baltimore and
Eleventh avenues, struck this morning, be-
cause six or seven plumbers, who are non
union men, were allowed to work after their
discharge had been ordered The walking
delegate of The Carpenters union, Bob Far
rel, entered one OF the buildings and was ar
rested by detective for trespassing H
was taken to the Harlem police court and
paroled in custody OF his counsel The
strikers claim to number i,000, but the pay
roll shows only about two hundred names.
The strikers stopped work as soon as Farrell
was arrested. There are about twenty five
men still at work on the buildings The
contractors viii obtain new mon as soon as
possible.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Arranging the ha,npionship Series.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept 23-President=
Wonder Abe and Stearils are in session here
making final arrangements for the cham
pionship series between the Detroits and
Browns, prospective winners in the league
and the association. There is some difficulty
with the Detroit p ayers who want 500
each for playing after the season is ended.
This may limit the number of games to six,
two each at st. Louis and Detroit and one
each at Chicago and Cincinnati. Arrange
ments will not be completed until to-
fnnrrnW
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

9. ". Dillingham;, Publisher, euc-
cessor to G. ". CarIenton & Co.,
has in rre.s novel entitled At the
N,rcy Of 1iberius. by Augusta j.
Evans Wilson, of Mobile Ala, author
ei St Elmo, Intilice. Beaulah, &c
Mrs.. Wilson's novels ere probably
rs widely read as those ef any other
Anne rican author, and their popular
it, i. well deserved.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24


tirae is anticipated. and ap innum-
r,rable numbe of country cousins
and aunts are expectei to throng sh
streets to see live Presiden-.
Miss Vivian Cashin oldest daughter
of Hon Fl. V. c shin, of Decatur
is visiting her .ndmother. With
Miss. Emma Buchanan she was enter
tanned at tea by Misses. B. J. III. and
N. G. Logan on the 19;h and all had
splendid time. Nd gentlemen
present.
| INITIAL.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

The good farmer confronts the
ususl situation after making his enor-
nous cotton crop at.the expense OF
poultry, pork and gram. Cotton is
low and meat and other provisions
high. The successful farmer must
keep q well filed smoke house and
corn crib.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Railroad Investigation.

New YORK, Sept. % The members of
the Pacific railroad commission were on
hand at 10 o'clock this morning to resume
their lsbors. Mr. Huntington was not. At
half past that hour he appeared After
some desultory conversation 9fr Hunting
ton took the stand and the examination into
the different letters sent TO Cotton was agar
antared nnnn
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

THIS is a good time to freshen up
the agitation of the Blair Education
al bill. Every father and mother
should come cut for lis passage by
Congress.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
General Miles. New Plan.

Tucson, Ariz, Sept. % Gen. Miles has
adopted a new plan to famiiiarize the troops
with the Indian country. A party of sol
iiers has left Fort Huachur for Fort Apache,
80 miles north They will be pursued by
troops from all Southern Arizona posts. II
not caught before reaching Fort Apache,
they will turn about and try to ca tch their
pursuers, who viii retreat upon Fort Hua-
china
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
A Cnr nn Eira

NEW YoRK, Sept. g8 Fire broke ont ol Z
lighter at the foot OF Joha street. this aFue
noon and $40 bales Of cotton, which she ha
Just received from the steas snsaip Caroa Ills
we're totally destroyed. The c5rS1 belong,
to 6. H. Mallory a. Co, anl w.s coaaig-1.
TO Liverpool Loss $Is, h0,l Ful- in,nrea
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

POLITICALLY Alabama seems, hope
l-ssly doomed to Democratic dom
ination and usurpatioD. = But the
honest masses are growing restless
nnder the party lash and the spur o.
the bosses.